Canvas pays hackers to delete stolen student data after major breach

Students experienced exam disruptions, lost access to revision materials, and had online exams interrupted mid-completion, with some required to retake assessments.

In a moment that lays bare the impossible calculus of the digital age, Instructure — the company behind the Canvas learning platform — chose to pay an undisclosed ransom to the Shiny Hunters hacking group after 3.5 terabytes of student data were stolen from roughly 9,000 universities and colleges across four countries. The decision, made against the explicit counsel of law enforcement worldwide, reflects the quiet desperation of institutions caught between the certainty of harm and the uncertainty of trust. That students sat in exam halls watching ransom demands appear on their screens reminds

Canvas pays hackers to delete stolen student data after major breach

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